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Culpeper Ag Enterprise Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Culpeper, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Friday, August 6, 2021

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.34/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 659 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.50/cwt ≈ $738/hd at 561 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.55/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 308 171
Feeder cattle 251 308 171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Stated Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 94, Bulls 26) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 7 150.00 $150.00 $836 +3.00
582 value added 582 5 145.00 $145.00 $844 -7.00
656 value added 656 37 156.50 $156.50 $1,027 +13.11
666 666 14 145.00 $145.00 $966 +9.50
715 715 7 146.25 $146.25 $1,046 —
786 value added 786 11 144.50 $144.50 $1,136 —
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 172.00 $172.00 $697 —
477–482 480 8 161.00–162.00 $161.63 $776 +14.63
547 547 13 150.00 $150.00 $820 —
659–698 664 15 131.00–140.00 $138.74 $921 —
700–745 738 6 139.00–140.50 $139.24 $1,028 —
965 965 1 85.00 $85.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 88.00 $88.00 $471 —
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 10 134.50 $134.50 $609 +0.50
561 561 26 131.50 $131.50 $738 —
625–640 638 18 124.00–128.00 $127.56 $814 —
750 750 4 120.00–139.00 $129.50 $971 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 131.00 $131.00 $642 +1.00
565–566 566 17 127.50 $127.50 $722 -1.68
589 value added 589 4 133.00 $133.00 $783 -17.80
657 657 6 119.00 $119.00 $782 —
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 105.00 $105.00 $524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 177.00 $177.00 $469 —
390 390 3 164.00 $164.00 $640 +39.00
453 453 7 151.00 $151.00 $684 +17.25
553 553 2 139.00 $139.00 $769 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 125.00 $125.00 $325 —
432 432 5 145.00 $145.00 $626 —
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 —
683 683 2 117.00 $117.00 $799 —
768 768 2 90.00 $90.00 $691 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 97.00 $97.00 $582 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.